South Carolina State’s Quiet Special-Teams Piece at Long Snapper
Nickolas Smalls is listed on South Carolina State’s 2025 football roster as a long snapper, but the program page shows no public 2025 season statistics yet, which is normal for a specialist whose value is measured more by consistency than box-score production. That makes the key question less about raw numbers and more about reliability: a good LS has to be accurate, fast, and steady under pressure. If you’re evaluating him for your team, the fit depends on whether you need a low-drama, repeatable specialist who helps protect field-position and kicking-game execution.
